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=**South Africa**=



There is a high birth rate due to the amount of population. Many married and unmarried couples have kids, even if they don't have the enough funds to support a family. The Death rate in South Africa is very high because there are a lot of gangs and violence between ethnic groups. There is also a very high amount of people with sicknesses who die without any treatment. There is a very low net migration rate because the amount of people who leave the country is much larger than the ones that enter it. The country isn't as safe, and they don't have good living conditions for all the people. The amount of Infant Mortality rate is very high because many people don't count with the money to pay for a hospital or health care, and many of the kids die. Also, some are forced to join gangs where they are mistreated and many perish. The population growth rate is very low because the number of people who die and the number of people who leave the country is in total greater than the people who are born and survive South Africa's tough way of living. As you may notice, South Africa's life expectancy is very low, and this can be caused by the amount of violence and diversity of sicknesses that can be found when you live there.
 * Population: 48,810,427 (July 2012 est.)**
 * Birth Rate: 19.32 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)**
 * Death Rate: 17.23 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)**
 * Net Migration Rate: -6.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population**
 * Infant Mortality Rate: total: 42.67 deaths/1,000 live births**
 * Population Growth Rate: -0.412% (2012 est.)**
 * Life Expectancy: total population: 49.41 years**
 * Doubling Time: The population will not double itself since it is a negative growth rate. IF it does, it will have half its population than before.**

The DTM Stage of South Africa is the third stage, stationary. South Africa is a MEDC since it has lots of industry and a very high GDP among its vast population.

__HIV and AIDS__ An estimated 5.6 million people were living with HIV and AIDS in South Africa in 2009, the highest number of people in any country. In the same year, it is estimated that 310,000 South Africans died of AIDS-related causes,reflecting the huge number of lives that the country has lost to AIDS over the last three decades. __Osteoporosis__ Out of a population of 43 million people, 10 million South Africans are of Asian, White and Colored (mixed-race) descent, and potentially at high risk of developing osteoporosis. Osteoporotic fractures are less common in our Black populations, but unlike the situation in Europe and America, the lumbar bone mass of Black and White South Africans is nearly identical!
 * __Population changes__**





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=__**References**__=

CIA. "Central Intelligence Agency." //CIA //. CIA, 6 Nov. 2012. Web. 13 Nov. 2012. .